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Soldiers and battles Book III, Chapter 19, Section 1b Ensign ![]() The ensignes Armes in tyme of fight, is the same [as] the pike man; being distinguished from them by his scarfe and feather in his helmet. The Romans call the Ensign-bearer, signifer, from significo, to signifie a thing: the Spaniards and Italians call him Alferes. The Dutch call this officer Vandragon or Vandrager. Related text(s) Ensigns office Ensigns terms Ensigns honours Ensigns disgrace Sergeant at war Sergeants office Musketier ![]() ![]() Skeans ![]() In the dexter chiefe of this quarter, is an Instrument, or dagger, called a skeane, or Irish skeane; an Irish dagger haueing a sharp point, and a broad blade, going broader and broader to the crosse of the hafte. Knight of St John of Jerusalem ![]() These knights are also termed Knights Templers, and Knights Hospitalers, and Knights of St. John Baptist. These were orders both military and divine or spirituall, being tyed to a rule of liueing religiously and devotly, yet by order of their vowe there were to their power to defend pilgrimes from spoile and Robberie by theeves, and also to entertaine such as came to the Holy Land. ... These being military men, I thought good to sett them amongst military orders, of which you may read more cap:3 fol.58. and lib.4. cap.10 [items not transcribed,]. Duellers ![]() ![]() Related text(s) Sword play terms Art of defence Fencers weapons Roman commander ![]() 23. He beareth a Roman commander in his habilaments of warre. Related text(s) Greek officers Officers' pay Artillery officers Army orders Untranscribed item(s) Roman officers Knight templar ![]() Horse head harnessed ![]() ![]() Cavalier ![]() The cloth of a horse thus furnished was among the Romans termed a Pettrell (Theat. of Honor, 493). Related text(s) Men of arms Lancers arms Cuirassiers armour Harquebuziers armour Carabiniers arms Dragoniers arms Trooper and trumpet calls Scouts duty Provost marshals office Trumpeters office Horse corporals office Quarter masters office Cornets office Lieutenants office Office of captain of horse Office of colonel of horse Office of general of horse Books on military duties Carbine commands Pistol commands Foot champions ![]() Thus much for men at Armes on Horseback for Battles by Armyes, now for their single combating either on foot or mounted. 27. He beareth two champions on foote in compleat Armour. Jousters ![]() ![]() Related text(s) Combat causes Ancient challenging Combat denied Combat rules Fighting on the barrier Untranscribed item(s) Combat origins (The Originall of Combats); Challenging (The manner of challenging and gageing); Appeals (Appeals to hinder combateing in his owne person); Combat default (In what cause defaults are excusable in combatants); Impediments to combat (Lawfull and Just impediments sufficient to haue a default, are, ); Foot combat (Foot combats or duells); Place for combat (Preparation of the place for combat); Combat start (The combatants comeing to the feild of Battell); Combat oaths (The combatants taking the Oathes); Combat types (Two sorts of Combats); Victory types (Diverse sorts of Victories; The Victors returne from the combat); Tilting origins (The Originall of Tilting and Tourneyments); Tilting exercise (Of the exercise of Tilting and Tourneyment); Tilting persons barred (Persons not admitted to Justs Tilts and Turneyments); Tilting prizewinners (Who shall haue the Prize); Broken spears (How Speares broken shalbe allowed, or disallowed); Sword management (Of the management of the sword); Prizes at the barrier (When prizes at Barriers are lost); Tilts prohibited (Tilts and Tourneys prohibited) St George on horseback ![]() Great horse and rider ![]() Related text(s) Horse riding terms Horse racing rules Horse dressing terms Battle ![]() 31. He beareth in a field of Mars, a fight betweene two troops of horse consisting of Launces and Petronells, with horses and men diuersely slaine. Related text(s) Military discipline Battle distances Battle order Movements of horsemen Horsemen facing Horsemen doubling Horsemen countermarching Horsemen wheeling Horsemen firing Mars ![]() ![]() Iron chariot ![]() Mounted man with armed wheels ![]() ![]() Elephant and castle ![]() Battle ![]() Related text(s) Army exercise Foot soldiers Battle parts Closing and opening Distances Facing Doubling Conversion and inversion Counter marching Maintaining or losing ground Counter marching Wheeling Marching to battle Roman battle order Modern battle order Army encampment Army fighting order Firing Battle dispositions and textbooks Valour Triumph Military rewards for services Bad soldiers Military discipline Immunity and priveleges ![]() ![]()
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